Hair-waving implement



Feb. 5, 1924.

L. E. LEONARD HAIR WAVING IMPLEMENT Filed April 15', 1922 INVBNTOR.

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Patented Feb. 5, 1924.

LINNIE E. LEONARD, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

HAIR WAVING IMPLEMENT.

Application filed April 13, 1922. Serial No. 552,315.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LINNIE E. LEONARD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hair-Waving Implements, of which the following is. a specification, the principle of the invention being herein explained and the best mode in which I have contemplated applying that so as to distinguishit from other nventions.

This invention relates to a device for producing the Marcel wave or a similar effect in the hair of the person using the same. More particularly it comprises a hand implement combining a bar upon which hair may be wound in the curling or waving operation with means for maintaining thehair so prepared temporarily in the new coiled or waved condition until it assumes the desired appearance when released and appropriately dressed. The device is also adapted for use as an ordinary curling iron and may be heated when the occasion requires, as Well as used in unheated condition.

Attempts to provide means for an individual to carry out, without assistance, the various hair dressing operations such as are ordinarily successfully accomplished only in a hair dressing establishment, more particularly the formation of an effective Marcel wave, have resulted in the production of a number of implements, which are either themselves difficult to handle, or, which involve intricate manipulation and special study to produce the result desired. a

The object of my invention is to provide for the purpose indicated, an implement of simple character, requiring when in use only the ordinary attention given the regulation curling iron and involving no complicated method of handling.

The annexed drawing and the following description setsforth in detail one approved method of carrying out the invention, such disclosed mode, however, constituting but one of thevarious ways in which the principle of the invention may be used.

Fig.1 is a top'plan ,view of the device showing the groove for receiving the flexible crimping element; p 7

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 22 shownin Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 3 is a sectional detailed view taken along the line 33 shown in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a view of one of the flexible crimping elements used with my construction;

Fig. 5 is a detailed sectional view showing the device equipped with a supplementary socket which permits the use of crimping elements of varying degrees of flexibility in different adjustments within the groove, and

Figs. 6 and 7 are detail views showing a detachable clamping member applied to my construction whereby the usual curling operations maybe carried out.

As clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the preferred form of the construction comprises a rodl provided on one of its sides with a shallow groove 2for substantially its entire length, and having secured to one end a permanently aflixed handle 3 with an extension ferrule 3' and to its opposite end a removable handle l. The end of the rod within the permanent handle is provided with a transverse aperture through which a pin 5 is inserted for securing the same to said handle. The groove in the upper surface of the rod as will be noted in Fig. 2 terminates short of the end of the rod having the permanently attached handle but extends for a substantialdistance under the body portion of said handle. At the opposite end of the rod the groove continues for the entire extent of said rod but its outer portion is designed to be overlaid by a portion of the temporary handle when adjusted in position.

The temporary handle as is clearly shown in Fig. 2 is provided at its base with. an axial socket 6 within which is secured a stud 7 projecting for a slight distance beyond the base of said handle, and providing an annular recess 8, within the base of said handle for a purpose hereinafter to be disclosed. The free end of the stud has a screw threaded portion 9 extending from its lower fixed metal cap 16. The body of thisflexible crimping element is preferably made ofwire of copper or copper alloy or similar material so that; it will stand frequent: bending and straightening operations without breaking, and should'be of sufficient size and tenacity tomaintain its position when crimp'ed upon a coil of hair.

In Fig. 5 there is shown a supplemental wire receiving means, the same comprising a socket 21 set into the rod obliquely a slight distance in advance of the free end of the rod,

The flexible crimping member is of cir- .cular cross section and of a size to fit easily Withinthe groove shown in cross. section 1n Fig. 3. The wire is seated in the groove by sliding one end beneath the edge of the permanent handle, or, if the crimping element is one having a certain amount of resiliency, by inserting the end of the same within the obliquely positioned socket shown in Fig. 5. The wire is. then pressed down into the groove for its full distance. The crimping elements aremade of such lengths that the outer end will. project a slight distance beyond the end of the rod, or through the socket, if that form is used. It will be noted that the space, or annular recess 8, between the inner face of the bushing and the stud 1 of the temporary handle allows ample room for housing the projecting end of the crimping member while the temporary handle is being applied to or removed from that end of the rod. Upon the removal of the temporary handle the crimping member can be quickly brought into use because of the ease with which its projecting end may be grasped by the fingers of the operator. Where the oblique socket is used, slight pressure on the projecting end of the crimping member will cause its adjacent portion to be bowed upwardly from the groove, so that said end can be readily withdrawn from the rod.

As is clearly shown in Figs. 6 and 7, a clamping element, 22 is provided which may be readily attached to my device when it is desired to perform certain operations such is curling the ends of short, portions of an. i

This attachment is connected tothe implement: by means, of a pair of hooks, 28,

which engage studs 24 projecting from the ferrule 3 on the opposite sides of the groove 2 in the top of the rod. The hooks are preferably formed integrally with the body of the clamping device which has an extension 25 providing a support for a releasing thumb piece 26 and for a spring member 27 the-other end of which seats upon the upper surfaceof the ferrule. Fastened to the under side of the body of the attachment is the clamping bar 28 preferably of a width to fit within the groove 2 but of a height. causing it to project slightly above the groove when seated therein. The bar is shown in cross section in Figure 7 and its shape is such as to provide an extremely light weight device of sufficient stiffness to firmly clamp the hair placed between itan-d the rod.

While a number of different methods of hair waving may be facilitatedthrough the use of the implement I havedevise'd, it will be found to be of particular assistance to a woman wishing to produce aMarcel wave effeet in her own hair. This is, best accomplished by holding the rod fully assembled with crimping element and temporary han dle both in place, at a point adjacent the forehead of the user by means of the left hand of the operator grasping the per-mm nent handle of said; rod.

With the right hand the operator will then take hold of a portion of the hair to be waved and draw the same over the rod and obliquely to one side and thereafter through an interchange of the positions of the hands upon their-adjacent handles of the rod and upon the hair respectively, the operation maybe carried out upon the other side of the rodin a corresponding manner. By thus alternating. the position of the hands upon the respective handles of the rod and the portion of hair being operated upon, thehair may be formed upon said rod into a compact. coil of figure 8 shape.

lVhenthe end of the portion of hair being coiled upon the rod is reached, the operator will grasp the projecting end of, the flexible crimping member, bending the same upwardly into close crimping relation with the upper surface of said coil of hair. The rod is thenwithdrawn from the coil ofhair and the projecting portion of the crimping element withdrawn from the permanent handle portion of the rod is then bent downwardly into close engagement. with the under surface ofthe coil of hair. In this manner the figure 8. coil of hair will beheld between three portions of the crimping element,

the central portion extending through the middle of the coil, one, end portion extending over the upper I side of the cOiL-and the opposite end portion being bent to hold the. under side thereof. The

crimping element, while. a, light flexible structure, is made of material of suflicient body and tenacity to maintain its adjusted position for a considerable period and may be worn by a person whose hair has been so treated during a large part of the day, or during the night without discomfort.

The quantity of hair treated at one time will vary with the degree of fineness of the hair and the effect desired. It is to be understood that the operation above described is repeated for each of the adjacent portions of hair until the quantity necessary to produce a satisfactory Marcel wave effect has been treated, new crimping elements being substituted in the groove and the temporary handle replaced on the rod prior to forming each successive coil.

Should it any time be desirable to curl or wave the hair upon a heated iron, the temporary handle and the flexible crimping member may be removed and the iron heated in the same manner as the ordinary curling iron. The temporary handle is then adjusted in position and the rod can be handled safely with either hand.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employed instead of the one explained, change being made as regards the structure herein disclosed, provided the means stated by any of the following claims or the equivalent of such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and-distinctly claim as my invention 1. A device for producing artificial waves in the hair, comprising a rod having a handle permanently secured to one end,.a shallow groove formed longitudinally in the face of said rod and extending for a short distance beneath said handle, a flexible ele ment adapted to be positioned within said groove, a removable handle for attachment to the other end of said rod, and means associated with said removable handle for engaging said flexible element.

2. A device for producing artificial waves in the hair, comprising a cylindrical rod provided upon one side with a longitudinal groove, a flexible hair crimping element, adapted to be positioned within said groove, handles upon the ends of said rod adapted to extend over the ends of said crimping element and retain the same within said groove, and means adapted for releasing said element from said groove.

3. A device for producing artificial waves in the hair which comprises a rod provided with a shallow longitudinal groove for substantially its entire length, a flexible element adapted to be positioned within said groove, handles associated with the ends of said rod, one of said handles being permanently attached to said rod and extending over a portion of said groove, the other of said handles being provided with means for removably, attaching the same to said rod and means associated with said removable handle for engaging the end of said flexible element when positioned in said groove.

4. A device for producing artificial waves in the hair, comprising a rod provided with handles at either end, a shallow groove extending substantially the entire length of said rod, a. flexible hair crimping element adapted to be positioned within said groove and means adjacent one of said handles for receiving said crimping element either in straight or in slightly angular position and means associated with the other of said handles for engaging over the end of said handle and crimping element.

5. A device for producing artificial waves in the hair, comprising a rod having a handle permanently secured to one end, said rod being provided with a shallow groove extending substantially the entire length thereof for receiving a flexible hair crimping element and means adjacent each end of said rod for receivin said crimping element and positively holding the same with in said shallow groove.

6. A flexible element for use in connection with a grooved curling iron, said element being of substantially uniform cylindrical shape throughout its length and comprising a central wire element, a fabric covering therefor and light metal caps affixed to each end thereof and compressed upon said fabric material so that the end portions are of substantially uniform diameter with the central portion thereof in order to present no projecting shoulders and to completely fill the receiving groove of the curling iron.

Signed by me this 5th day of April, 1922.

' LINNIE E. LEONARD. 

